December 2001: Announces intention to merge with Hawaiian Airlines, saying a single carrier will be able to prosper in the market in a way the two could not. Greg Brenneman, a former Continental Airlines executive, is named to head the new airline.

March 2002: Hawaiian calls off the proposed merger with Aloha, citing delays and saying terms of agreement were not being met. Aloha president Glenn Zander says Hawaiian chairman John Adams wanted to run the new airline himself instead of letting Brenneman take over.

April 2002: Aloha boosts its Mainland routes to include service from Honolulu to Burbank, Calif, and Vancouver, British Columbia. Aloha later adds service between Maui and Burbank, Phoenix and Vancouver.

July 2002: Aloha names Brenda Cutwright executive vice president and chief operating officer after she had served 10 years as chief financial officer.

September 2002: Aloha and Hawaiiian Airlines receive federal approval for a controversial antitrust exemption, clearing the way for the two carriers to begin coordinating capacity on several key interisland routes.

November 2002: Aloha wins approval for a $45 million loan guarantee from the federal Air Transportation Stabilization Board. Aloha is one of 13 carriers to seek assistance under a program approved by Congress following the Sept. 11 attacks.

November 2002: Aloha reaches agreement with four of its unions on pay cuts and contract extensions covering 3,000 workers that the airline said would save it $37 million in labor costs over three years.

December 2002: Aloha begins twice-a-week nonstop service between Honolulu and the Cook Islands.

March 2003: Hawaian Airillnes files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

April 2003: Aloha reports losses of $43 million in 2002, surpassing its $11.1 million loss the previous year.

December 2003: Aloha begins twice-a-week service between Honolulu and Pago Pago.

May 2004: Aloha reports a $1.18 million profit for 2003, compared with a $43.7 loss the year before.

June 2004: Aloha eliminates first-class service after becoming the first Hawaii-based airline to offer the premium seating 21 years earlier.

September 2004: Aloha reports a $963,000 loss for the second quarter, citing an increase in fuel costs.

November 2004: David Manmiller, a former top executive with Air Jamaica, replaces Glenn Zander as president and CEO of Aloha.

December 17, 2004: Aloha, citing higher fuel costs, reports a $6 million loss in the third quarter, it's fourth quarterly loss in a row.

December 30, 2004: Aloha files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

February 17, 2006: Aloha exits bankruptcy 14 months after filing for Chapter 11 protection.

March 20, 2008: Aloha files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in just over 3 years.